I had only ever seen Turkey Vultures way up in the sky, soaring with the wind currents - never one close up. Until a couple of weekends ago. We were heading to the cottage on a rural road and I saw this huge shape on the side of the road. As we drove by, the "shape" resolved itself into a large turkey vulture that had its wings drapped around some road kill - a dead skunk on the side of the road. I pulled over, turned around and drove back to it slowly, while my wifeunpacked my camera from its case. It saw me coming and flew a few yardsto the closest fence post. It posed for me a bit and I was able to take this photo from about 20 feet or so away, before it flew offinto the distance. Not the prettiest bird by far, but a rare find for me. Cheers, Dan